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Los Angeles Strings (1974–1978)

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World Team Tennis franchise

This article is about the tennis team that played in World Team Tennis from 1974 through 1978. For the namesake of this team that played in TeamTennis/World TeamTennis from 1981 to 1993, seeLos Angeles Strings.

Los Angeles Strings

Founded	May 22, 1973 (1973-05-22)
League	World Team Tennis TeamTennis
Team history	Los Angeles Strings (1974–1978) Los Angeles Strings (1981–1993)
Arena	The Forum
Owner	Jerry Buss
Championships	1978

TheLos Angeles Strings were ateam tennis franchise inWorld Team Tennis. They were owned byJerry Buss.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Strings played their home matches at theLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in 1974, before moving toThe Forum inInglewood, California for the 1975 season. The Strings featuredChris Evert as a player andIlie Năstase as the coach on their 1978 WTT championship team.^[4]

References

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^"World Team Tennis is Threatened".Lodi News-Sentinel. United Press International. November 8, 1978. p. 19. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2013.
^Mullins, Brock (July 6, 1988)."TeamTennis Set Not Ready for Centre Court Showing".Los Angeles Times.Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
^Lidz, Franz (November 2, 1998)."She's Got Balls".Sports Illustrated.Archived from the original on July 21, 2013.
^Pucin, Diane (March 3, 2013)."Jerry Buss used team tennis, roller hockey to train his children".Los Angeles Times.Archived from the original on November 6, 2013.

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Current champions (2021):Orange County Breakers
Seasons	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Current teams	Chicago Smash New York Empire Orange County Breakers Orlando Storm Philadelphia Freedoms San Diego Aviators Springfield Lasers Vegas Rollers Washington Kastles
Former teams	Austin Aces (2014–2015) Baltimore Banners (1974) Boston Lobsters (1974) Boston Lobsters (1974–1978) Boston Lobsters (2005–2015) California Dream (1993–2015) Chicago Aces (1974) Cleveland Nets (1974–1976) Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets (1977) Delaware Smash (1987–2008) Denver Racquets (1974) Detroit Loves (1974) Florida Flamingos (1974) Hartford FoxForce (2000–2006) Hawaii Leis (1974–1976) Houston E-Z Riders (1974) Houston Wranglers (2005–2007) Idaho Sneakers (1994–1997) Indiana Loves (1974–1978) Indiana Loves (1983) Kansas City Explorers (1993–2012) Las Vegas Neon (2014) Los Angeles Strings (1974–1978) Los Angeles Strings (1981–1993) Minnesota Buckskins (1974) New Jersey Stars (1987–1995) New Orleans Sun Belt Nets (1974–1978) New York Apples (1974–1978) New York Buzz (1995–2010) New York Hamptons (2000–2002) New York OTBzz (1995–1998) New York Sets (1974–1976) New York Sportimes (2000–2013) Newport Beach Breakers (2003–2011) Philadelphia Freedoms (1974) Phoenix Racquets (1974–1978) Pittsburgh Triangles (1974–1976) Sacramento Capitals (1988–2013) San Diego Buds (1981–1985) San Diego Friars (1975–1978) San Diego Friars (1981–1983) San Francisco Golden Gaters (1974–1978) Schenectady County Electrics (1999–2000) Sea-Port Cascades (1977) Seattle Cascades (1974–1978) St. Louis Aces (1994–2011) Texas Wild (2013–2014) Toronto-Buffalo Royals (1974) Wichita Advantage (1990–1995)
Current stadiums	Credit Union 1 Arena (Chicago) Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning (New York) Breakers Stadium at the Palisades Tennis Club (Orange County) USTA National Campus (Orlando) Hagan Arena (Philadelphia) Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (San Diego) Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex (Springfield) Orleans Arena (Vegas) Kastles Stadium atUnion Market (Washington)
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